Patents by Inventor Jess C. Gehin

Jess C. Gehin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • ENERGY PRODICUTION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230075832
    Abstract: An energy production device may include a core and a heat exchanger positioned over the core. The core may include one or more fuel rods. The core may further include a heat transmission fluid configured to flow through natural convection upwards through the one or more fuel rods and collect heat therefrom. The core may also include a reaction control device including a neutron-absorbing material. The heat exchanger may be configured to receive the heat transmission fluid and transfer the heat to an energy harnessing device positioned on an opposite side of the heat exchanger from the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Yasir Arafat, Douglas C. Crawford, Timothy A. Hyde, Jess C. Gehin, James W. Sterbentz, Robert C. O'Brien